2024-06-27T08:45:15-07:00 2023-12-31 050462585 Arthur H Lathrop CPA 31 Crestview Drive Westerly RI 02891 990EZ 2023-01-01 462039930 THE MARKS PROJECT INC MARK 4015392891 1009B MAIN ST HOPE VALLEY RI 02832 MARTHA B VIDA President 2024-06-27 true MARTHA B VIDA 999009999 true ARTHUR H LATHROP P01227584 4015966300 X 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X THEMARKSPROJECT.ORG X X 69029 X 69015 4 0 0 0 0 10 69029 41538 1593 22777 65908 3121 5632 8753 5632 8753 5632 8753 5632 8753 Mission: To create and maintain a searchable online database of signatures, marks, work images and biographical information for American mid-20th- and 21st-century studio potters, ceramic artists and artists using the medium of clay working from 1945 onward.Vision: To provide a primary research platform to assist scholars, museum specialists, collectors and creators in the identification and understanding of American studio potters, ceramic artists and artists working in the medium of clay.THE MARKS PROJECT (TMP) IS AN EDUCATIONAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT THAT DOCUMENTS THE WORK, MARKS, AND HISTORIES POST-WAR (1945 ONWARD) OF AMERICAN POTTERS, SCULPTORS AND CONCEPTUAL ARTISTS WHO USE THE MEDIUM OF CLAY (THE MAKERS). ALL IS MADE SEARCHABLE AND FREELY AVAILABLE TO RESEARCHERS, MUSEUM SPECIALISTS AND THE PUBLIC WORLDWIDE VIA WWW.THEMARKSPROJECT.ORG. IN ITS 8TH FULL YEAR ONLINE, THE MARKS PROJECT WEBSITE DOCUMENTS EACH ARTIST BY A UNIQUE WEB-PAGE THAT IS INDEXED THROUGH THE WEBSITE. ARTIST PAGES MAY IN 2020, WE UNDERTOOK A WEBSITE REDESIGN TO IMPROVE PROCESSING TIME NECESSITATED BY SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN USER PAGE LOAD TIMES AND PROJECTED ADDITIONAL FUTURE WEBSITE TRAFFIC. DURING THIS REDESIGN PROBLEMS AROSE AND, BY EARLY 2022, WE HIRED A NEW DESIGNER WHO WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE PROJECT FORWARD WITH BETA TESTING BEGINNING IN THE SUMMER OF 2023. THE NEW WEBSITE WILL UPDATE THE APPEARANCE OF THE WEB PAGES AND WILL REFINE SEARCH FUNCTIONS TO IMPROVE THE USER EXPERIENCE ON ALL DIGITAL DEVICES. THE FIRST PHASE OF THE NEW WEBSITE IS PROJECTED TO LAUNCH IN THE FALL OF 2024. DURING 2023, WE EXPANDED OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND NOW HAVE 10 MEMBERS WITH EXPERTISE IN TECHNOLOGY, FUNDRAISING, WEBSITE MARKETING & PUBLICITY, PROMOTING ETHNIC DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS, AND OUTREACH TO REGIONAL MUSEUMS AND UNIVERSITIES. COMBINED WITH THE ADVISORY BOARD ESTABLISHED IN 2022, WE NOW HAVE A MUCH BROADER REACH AND ENCHANCED EXPERTISE FOR PROMOTING OUR PROGRAMS IN THE GREATER CERAMICS WORLD. WE CONTINUE TO PROMOTE OUR WEBSITE TOOLS VIA PARTICIPATION IN THE ANNUAL NATIONAL COUNCIL ON EDUCATION FOR THE CERAMIC ARTS (NCECA) CONFERENCE. ABOUT 5,000 ARTISTS, DESIGNERS, EDUCATORS AND SCHOLARS ATTENDED THIS YEARS CONFERENCE IN RICHMOND, VA. ADDITIONALLY, WE PUBLISH A BIWEEKLY NEWSLETTER DISTRIBUTED TO ABOUT 3,000 SUBSCRIBERS AND PROMOTE OUR NAME VIA ARTICLES IN REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CERAMICS RELATED PUBLICATIONS. 65908 65908 MARTHA B VIDA President 0 0 JOSHUA KOPIN Secretary 0 0 JOSEPHINE LAURIA FARGO Vice President 0 0 PATRICIA BIGGINS Treasurer 0 0 KATHRYN MARY KING Director 0 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false MARTHA B VIDA 1009B MAIN ST HOPE VALLEY RI 028321607 4015392891 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 93600 68915 31506 46366 69015 309402 0 0 93600 68915 31506 46366 69015 309402 201186 108216 3 9 5 2 4 23 0 98 180 10 288 309713 0.34940 0.30440 X Prior Year Facts and Circumstances: TMP WAS FORMED IN FEBRUARY 2013 AND ITS WEBSITE LAUNCHED IN MARCH 2015. TMP IS A RESEARCH HUB OF AMERICAN POST-WW2 CERAMISTS AND THEIR MARK, SERVING POTTERS AND RESERCHERS ALIKE. EACH ARTIST HAS A UNIQUE WEBPAGE, COMPLETE WITH MARKS (SIGNATURES, STAMPS, ETC), WORK IMAGES, CHRONOLOGY, BRIEF BIOGRAPHY, AND LINKS TO ARTIST'S WEBSITES. FROM INCEPTION IN 2013, WE PUBLISHED OVER 2,300 ARTIST PAGES WITH A USER BASE IN 2022 REACHING 145,000 USERS. ADDITIONALLY, IN SPITE OF SLOW PAGE AND SEARCH LOAD TIME ISSUES, IN 2022 OUR PAGE VIEWS REACHED 764,452. OUR WEBSITE IS OPEN AND AVAILABLE AT NO COST FOR RESEARCH AND ARTIST SELF-DOCUMENTATION.WE ARE REACHING OUT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA (FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM); WE CONTINUE TO PUBLISH A FREE, DIGITAL NEWSLETTER TO 3,000+ SUBSCRIBERS. A NEW BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER STARTED IN DECEMBER 2022 WITH OPEN RATE INCREASING FROM AVERAGE OF 31% BEFORE, TO DECEMBERS BIMONTHLY OPEN RATE OF AVERAGED 47% PUBLIC SUPPORT IS GROWING STEADILY 2022 IS OUR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW ABOVE 33% PUBLIC SUPPORT. IN 2021, OUR SIXTH FULL YEAR ONLINE, PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE FIVE YEAR CUMULATIVELY REACHED 22% OF REVENUES (UP FROM 18% FOR THE PREVIOUS FIVE-YEAR PERIOD ENDED IN 2020). OUR DONOR BASE CONTINUES TO REFLECT AN ALMOST 50/50 SPLIT OF NEW TO RETURNING DONORS WHICH HAS CONTRIBUTED TO OUR GROWTH IN PUBLIC SUPPORT RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Other Revenue.1 RI SUI REFUND $10 Other Expenses.1002 Office Expenses $520 Other Expenses.1003 Information Technology $19434 Other Expenses.1005 Travel $138 Other Expenses.1012 Insurance $304 Other Expenses.1 PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES $1650 Other Expenses.2 MEMBERSHIPS/SUBSCRIPTIONS $706 Other Expenses.3 BANK FEES $25